No image available
/ 22 January 2007
The footage is shocking: a man lies screaming on the floor of a police station as officers sodomise him with a wooden pole. Compounding the shock, it turns out that it was the police officers who made the film, and that they then transmitted it to the cellphones of the victim’s friends in order to humiliate him.
No image available
/ 22 January 2007
Nissan Diesel and its dealer network are to spend R89-million on new infrastructure developments across South Africa, the truck manufacturer has announced. An additional R6-million will be invested in the training of much-needed technical apprentices and sales personnel.
No image available
/ 22 January 2007
There has been a significant decrease in the levels of call centre-customer satisfaction, regardless of location, with the overall score down to 68,3% from 82% in the previous report, the latest Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report shows.
No image available
/ 22 January 2007
A poor crowd on Sunday saw AmaZulu play out a 1-1 draw against SuperSport United in a Premier Soccer League game at the Princess Magogo Stadium. AmaZulu were in a 1-0 lead at the interval. Bennet Mnguni, the former Sundowns midfielder, and ex-Kaizer Chiefs player Lucky Mzizi made their debuts for AmaZulu.
No image available
/ 22 January 2007
Ethiopian troops and Somali police opened fire on Mogadishu demonstrators on Monday, killing at least three in the latest violence in parts of the capital where support for ousted Islamists ran high, a witness said.
No image available
/ 22 January 2007
The body of the soul singer James Brown has been moved out of his mansion to a secret location in the latest twist of an intense family feud over the entertainer’s millions. Bickering over the estate — and the body – of the ”Godfather of Soul”, who died on Christmas Day, reached a new peak with the filing of his will,
No image available
/ 22 January 2007
Thierry Henry scored in injury time on Sunday to give Arsenal a 2-1 comeback win over Manchester United in the Premier League. Henry met a cross from defender Emmanuel Eboue and headed past diving goalkeeper Edwin van der Saar in the third minute of injury time.
No image available
/ 22 January 2007
British experts battled on Monday to prevent an ecological disaster by offloading about 3Â 500 tonnes of fuel oil in a stricken container ship beached off the English south coast. While scavengers began pillaging containers washed up on the beach, operations were also under way to clean up some of the 200 tonnes of lighter fuel that has already started to leak.
No image available
/ 22 January 2007
Amaglug-glug beat Japan 1-0 during their first opening match of the under-23 international friendly in Doha, Qatar. The only goal of this Group A encounter was scored by the deadly Cosmos striker, Sibusiso Hadebe, in the fourth minute. The next Amaglug-glug game is against the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday.
No image available
/ 22 January 2007
Silver Stars shared the spoils of a goalless draw with the determined Black Leopards at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace on Sunday afternoon. Stars are still on top of the PSL log with 30 points. They are leading defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns by a solitary point but Sundowns have a game in hand.